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@Cow:

Cow is back.

I’m claiming your first match…. dice or lowluck? (Low luck has been allowed this year and I am contemplating a low luck game - but I’ll take dice also - just wanted to ask.

I am interested in starting more games after some embarrassing mistakes  :oops:

I don’t promise to be more thorough, but I can promise several turns a day on every weekday, so at least if I’m not a challenge, you can finish the game fast.  (Just don’t ask souL)

Looking for another g40 game tech or not, if interested pm your bid thanks.

Looking for my first 1-2 games of G40 2014 league:) dice no tech. Would prefer to a set bid agreed upon by both sides, with teams switch after first game. Ideally tier 1 or 2 but all are accepted.

@snake11eyes:

Looking for my first 1-2 games of G40 2014 league:) dice no tech. Would prefer to a set bid agreed upon by both sides, with teams switch after first game. Ideally tier 1 or 2 but all are accepted.

I’ll play you…

Looking for a couple more games. It is time to get busy!!

PM me if interested. I’ll play any tier so feel free.

Looking for 1 more game, PM me.  :-D

Looking for a few more.  Bid away!

New idea!

Just brainstorming here:

I want to do a league game where both players do a write up for their turns AS THEY PLAY.  The thing is I want it to include long-range goals, etc.  Maybe both players post in a separate thread apart from the file itself.  The trick is, I don’t want the posted analysis to affect the other players turns.  I can promise to not read my opponents thoughts until the game is over or something.

Write as little or as much as you want, but I’d like to see analysis of the what and why you do things. Overall strategy, what you thought of some key battles from the last turn, which of your opponents moves/buys has you worried or not, etc.

As an example:

Germany Round 1

My overall strategy right now is to go “balls deep” into Russia from Turn 1, DOW right away.  I’m even going to attack with my planes, and let the UK have some of its starting navy.  To that end (explain key plane movements, supporting Italy, etc.)

The big downfall to this strategy has usually been having a second front before Russia totally collapses. To counter it, I am going to buy a couple of naval units per turn (DD/SS), and maybe a fighter.  Have the fighters fly toward Moscow at the last minute, with the hopes of completely knocking out Russia with enough time/money left over to counter any Allied threat.

I love talking strategy, so I’d like to do a stratgy-in-action kind of narrative.

Any takers?  i know we had talked about doing this before, Karl7.  Are you still up for it?  I love to get wordy and geek out about A&A whenever I can.

Whack, why not have both players keep their narrative offline and then show it at the end?

i suppose that would work to.  I’m up for either.  I had envisioned it as a spectator sport.  “Oooo, can’t wait to see what Whack does on Round 4, did you see that last turn?!?”  lol

Ah, yes, that makes sense, if you have full faith in your opponent’s integrity

@Whackamatt:

i suppose that would work to.  I’m up for either.  I had envisioned it as a spectator sport.  “Oooo, can’t wait to see what Whack does on Round 4, did you see that last turn?!?”  lol

i like it.  like i would lay out exactly how i’m going to finish off an opponent and it’s actually 10 turns down the road or something…  others could see it, by the opponent couldn’t and no one would tell them or drop hints.  awesome idea - but completely impossible to implement most likely - unfortunately.

this is sort of happening, currently, in my game with gamerman - the highest ranked league rank currently in action (although soon that will be Me1945 vs. Gamer)  :roll:

anyway, we get lots of comments from the peanut gallery - mostly JDOW.  LOL

I can commit to doing it.  It’s only one game, and I’m not highly ranked.  :lol:  It probably doesn’t matter if people know what I’m thinking because I don’t have a long range plan aside from Germany takes Moscow.  lol

Plus most of my strategies have some adaptability built in so I can react to what my opponent does.  I may think I’m going to do something two rounds from now, but that will change the turn-of because some no possibilities have come to light.  It wouldn’t matter to much if they knew what I was planning on do if I end up not carrying out that plan.  :lol:

Even the best laid plans can fall apart because of dice, anyway.

So who’s up for some verbose summaries while playing a mediocre-rated Whack?  I will promise not to read my opponents strategies posted in the separate thread.  Anybody want to promise the same and get it on?

I’d play a game that way. I am not concerned whether you read the thinking behind the moves or not since my plans usually don’t last long or are obvious :lol:

Don’t get me wrong, surprise is good and has won me some games I would have otherwise lost … but I never rely on surprise unless I am desperate.

Actually, if we could get three pairs of players to volunteer, two tier 1, two tier 2, and two tier 3 players, to comment on what they are doing as they go, I think the different thoughts that go into buys and moves with each tier of ability might make for some thought provoking reading.

On the other hand, some comments might not be very illuminating:

I’ll buy 3 artillery, 1 mech and 7 infantry as the Russian opening buy because that fits neatly into 37 and I try to come close to 1 art to 2 infantry when buying to balance offense and defense.

Well I’d volunteer for tier 1 then if anyone is interested.

@Degrasse:

On the other hand, some comments might not be very illuminating:

I’ll buy 3 artillery, 1 mech and 7 infantry as the Russian opening buy because that fits neatly into 37 and I try to come close to 1 art to 2 infantry when buying to balance offense and defense.

To be honest, I’d love to even hear these “simple” things from tier 1 players. I’m very interested in small details especially in the early rounds and the purchases.

I am always willing to talk about what I’m doing if someone is watching a game I’m in and wants to know.  If the information isn’t getting to my opponent, I would enjoy this.  I’m not signing up - I’m saying anyone can ask me to comment on my thought processes or moves any time.  I guess if people want to know, I would be willing to do this going forward in my game vs. Wheatbeer.  I have a humdinger of an R14 move to do right now.  But maybe the interest is more in the first 5-6 rounds when there are more standard situations?  I don’t know